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Women and Suicide in Iran: Law, Marriage and Honour-Killing

Women and Suicide in Iran: Law, Marriage and Honour-Killing - Routledge Research in Gender and Society

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Drawing on feminist theory, as well as theory surrounding the correlation between poverty and suicide, this study explores the increased rate of suicide among women in western Iran. Based on empirical research, including interviews with women from the Kurdish region of the country, the author considers the marginalisation of Kurdish populations in Iran, the suppression of their rights, and violence against women in its various forms. With attention to family violence, such as direct physical or sexual assault, psychological bullying or through practices such as forced marriage or honour killings, the author also considers the political nature of such violence, as certain violent practices are enshrined in the Iranian constitution and legitimised in jurisprudential practice. A study of gendered violence and its effects, Women and Suicide in Iran will be of interest to scholars working in the fields of Sociology, Criminology and Middle Eastern Studies with interests in violence, gender and suicide.

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Book information

ISBN: 9781032073347
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Imprint: Routledge
Pub date:
DEWEY: 362.28082
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 176
Weight: 453g
Height: 234mm
Width: 156mm
Spine width: 10mm